JANET FITCH
TREND-WATCH
Spring is in the air
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Nothing says
summer like
shells, so
adorn your
ears, wrists
and even
bagstraps in
all manner of
brindled or
polished shells
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16 JEWELLERY FOCUS
pring and summer are upon
us, and several clear fashion
trends are emerging – calming
neutrals, feathers, frou frou and
crystal fringing for party wear,
florals, prints, patchwork and
macramé – ‘artisanal hand work
has gone high end’, to quote Vogue.
Lele
Sadoughi,
based
in
New York, has been designing
accessories and jewellery for almost
20 years, including ‘headbands
at attainable prices’. In 2018 she
decided to make them with a more
comfortable fit and with jewelled
options, and after the runway
shows for this spring/summer were
awash with hairbands, demand
grew and grew.
Now a new colourway sells out
in five hours, and the brand’s fame
has spread to the UK, starting to
be stocked in Selfridges, Harvey
Nichols and Harrods. There are
pearl headbands in desert tan or
graphite grey, crystal bands in
pinks, lilac, neutrals, floral prints,
denim, gold and this season’s pop
of colour, sea foam green, and new
slim petite sizes for little ones. There
are scrunchies, and all co-ordinate
with bold earrings, necklaces
and rings ‘to maximise the look’.
(www.lelesadoughi.com)
Pusaka,
meaning
treasure
or heirloom in Sanskrit, is a
beautiful recycled silver filigree
jewellery collection inspired by
Indonesian batik iconography and
craftsmanship. It is the brainchild
of Indonesian born Edwin
Charmain: graphic, textile and
jewellery designer, collaborating
with his local filigree master
Rae Feather
Cabbage White England
Nilufer
craftsman from Kota Gede,
inventing a new approach to
filigree making that is rooted in
tradition and hidden meaning.
The light and airy Kuja
headpiece takes the shape of
tree branches symbolising a life
and a mind that is continually
evolving and growing, and open
to new knowledge. The collection
comprises earrings, brooch and
delicate hair ornaments and pins
and was first shown last year at
Central St. Martin’s MA Design
Show, and this year Charmain took
part in the Goldsmiths’ Centre
Getting Started 2019 and In Flux
during Munich Design Week 2019.
(www.charmain.co.uk)
Shells – ‘nothing says summer
like shells, so adorn your ears,
wrists and even bagstraps in all
manner of brindled or polished
shells’. So says Rae Feather, who
launched her all year round resort
and travel wardrobe of clothes and
accessories in 2015. Rae Feather
harnesses the traditional skills of
women in less developed countries
across the globe skilled in basket
weaving, macramé, embroidery
and has now launched the Shell
Jewellery collection – gold plated
shell bangles with two intricate
shell motifs, and matching shell
chain necklaces, with beads in jade
green or soft ivory, decorated with
a single gold plated shell pendant.
(www.raefeather.com)
Shells are the theme of the
latest collection from Cabbage
White England, set up in 2010
by Kelly Smithson, hand-making
jewellery in sterling silver, gold and
April 2019 | jewelleryfocus.co.uk